Asta Olivia Nordenhof (born 1988) is a

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poet and novelist. She studied at the Danish Academy of Creative Writing, where she were teaching 2015–2022. Nordenhof published her debut novel ''Et ansigt til Emily'' (''A Face for Emily'') in 2011, a patchwork- novel about the love between two women which won the Munch-Christensen’s Debutant Prize. In 2013, she published her critically acclaimed poetry collection ''Det nemme og det ensomme'' (''The Easiness and the Loneliness'') which won Montanas Literary Award that same year. ''Det nemme og det ensomme'' has been translated to Norwegian, Swedish (published by Modernista) and English (published by

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). In 2020, she published her novel ''Penge på lommen'' (''Money to Burn''), the first part in septology entitled Scandinavian Star. The series takes its name from the MS Scandinavian Star, a passenger ferry that was set on fire on April 6, 1990, killing 159 people. Since publication, ''Penge på lommen'' has been sold to 8 territories and has won several awards, most notably the P.O. Enquist Prize in 2020 and the

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. In 2021, Penge på lommen was nominated for the

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2021.

Bibliography

Novels

* ''Et ansigt til Emily'' (2011, "A Face for Emily, Basilisk") * ''Scandinavian Star del 1. — Penge på lommen'' (2020, "Money to Burn")

Poetry

* ''Det nemme og det ensomme'' (2013, "The Easiness and the Loneliness")

References

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